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Cambria Somerset Authority wait on federal permits for hydro project
Staff writer, @DA_AmberRThe Cambria Somerset Authority board members are waiting for federal permits on a proposed hydroelectric project. This project is still in the early stages of development. Authority officials visited potential sites with associates from Kleinschmidt,...Tags: Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Politics
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UPDATE: Threat of dam failure in Wythe County decreases
According to Appalachian Power and the National Weather Service, the threat of a dam failure at the Byllesby/Buck hydroelectric dam on the New River has been downgraded. Officials in Wythe County warned residents of a potential dam failure earlier...
Tags: Floods, Environmental Issues, Structural Failures, Renewable Energy, Weather Warnings
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UPDATE: Appalachian Power says dam situations improve across the region
Assignment ManagerAccording to Appalachian Power and the National Weather Service, the threat of a dam failure at the Byllesby/Buck hydroelectric dam on the New River has been downgraded. Officials in Wythe County warned residents of a potential dam failure earlier...Tags: Carroll County (Virginia), Floods, Oceans, Environmental Issues, Structural Failures
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Appalachian Power gets the OK to reduce outflows from Smith Mountain Hydroelectric Project
Because of the dry conditions, Appalachian Power has asked for and received approval to reduce its outflow from the Smith Mountain Hydroelectric Project. Appalachian Power asked for permission from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality on...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Appalachian Power Company
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Laos to begin building hotly debated Xayaburi dam this week
World NowLaos plans to start building a dam on the Mekong River this week over the objections of Cambodia and Vietnam downstream, a step that neighboring countries fear could imperil fish and cripple rice fields. The Xayaburi dam is expected to reap profits for... -
Cambria Somerset Authority expecting better water sales in 2013
Daily American Staff WriterSomerset County Commissioner John Vatavuk said Cambria Somerset Authority water sales have held steady this year. The authority expects to generate $944,400 in water sales in 2013, an increase of about $100,000 from two years ago. "We have a few big...Tags: Loans, Environmental Issues, Debt Market, Renewable Energy, Credit and Debt
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Superstorm Sandy mostly spares Maryland as it moves up coast
Central Maryland appears to have been spared the worst of Sandy's fury, which was delivered farther up the Atlantic Coast. One man was killed after a tree fell on his home in Pasadena. A second was killed in a head-on collision in Clarksburg that...
Tags: Montgomery County (Pennsylvania), Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Hospitals and Clinics, Environmental Issues, Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Allan Powell: Stimulus vital to recovery
Ever since John M. Keynes proposed governmental influxes of money to stimulate ailing economies, there has been a steady flow of objections from free-market enthusiasts. They always use the same old arguments: continued unemployment and a pitifully slow...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Housing Industry, Environmental Issues, The Washington Post, Renewable Energy
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Work at Conowingo Dam to delay traffic on Route 1
Personnel from the Conowingo Hydroelectric Station will move crest gates Thursday from the upper parking lot at the Conowingo Visitor Center to the Conowingo Dam after the completion of regular maintenance and repairs. To move these large crest gates,...Tags: Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Harford County, Maryland State Police, Traffic
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South Bend installs turbine on river at Seitz Park
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND — The St. Joseph River’s capacity to power mills and other industry was one of the assets that drew settlers to its shores in the 1800s. On Wednesday, city officials took a step toward tapping that power again by installing a...Tags: Indiana Michigan Power Company, Indiana University South Bend, Government, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy
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How low can the St. Joseph River go?
South Bend TribuneFOUND: Rusty bicycle frame, thoroughly encrusted with sediment, stones and half of a clamshell because it's been bathing in the St. Joseph River -- until now. Draped with dried river plants. Like artwork. Now exposed to the air for the first time in God-...Tags: Indiana Michigan Power Company, Weather, Tropical Storms, Droughts, Ohio River
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620 million without power in India; Other notable power outages around the world
A look at some notable power outages around the world: July 31, 2012: Three power grids across half of India fail in what authorities call overdrawing of the system, leaving a record 620 million people without power for several hours and raising...
Tags: Brazil, Environmental Issues, Paraguay, Italy, Germany
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